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Resident urges new approach to long-running Independence Square master plan

5722674 · August 25, 2025
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A resident urged council to rethink decades-old redevelopment approaches for Independence Square, citing past tax districts, TIFs and limited visible improvement despite long-running plans.

Becky Hague of 10516 East 20 Sixth Terrace addressed the council during public comment, urging officials to reconsider the Independence Square master plan and longtime financing approaches. Hague recounted the area’s history of special taxing districts and redevelopment efforts and said those measures have not produced the desired improvement on the ground.

Hague told the council the Independence Square Special Business District was created by ordinance in 1983 and she…

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